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Where Were the Planets on March 6, 1942?

Quick Answer

On March 6, 1942, the Sun was in Pisces (15°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 6, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°02' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°10' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 6, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°17'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1942	Mar 21, 1942 into Aries
Moon	0°05'55" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 6, 1942	Mar 8, 1942 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°59'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1942	Mar 17, 1942 into Pisces
Venus	7°51'56" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	29°30'31" Taurus	Direct	Jan 11, 1942	Mar 7, 1942 into Gemini
Jupiter	12°46'02" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	23°14'47" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°45'56" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	28°52'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°48'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°25'44" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on March 6, 1942

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 6, 11:49 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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